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***Motors Chat Thread Round 2***

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  • #602
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,978 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    Sorry about that man, the battery died all of a sudden! Could you jump it and drop it back to me? Cheers!

    Once I have the engine out :pac:


  • #603
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,925 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    dgt wrote: »
    Once I have the engine out :pac:
    Landcruiser engine into the pug? :pac:


  • #604
    BUBBLE WRAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭BUBBLE WRAP


    dgt wrote: »
    Someone appears to have abandoned a LandCruiser at the front of my house. Lovely

    We have it well blocked so they'll have to come in and explain why its there....

    If its still there tomorrow, go to Argos and clamp it. :pac:

    http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/7404197/Trail/searchtext%3ECLAMP.htm


  • #605
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Scooby = Impreza yes?

    Are Evos higher on lower on the general food chain?


  • #606
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,295 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    Stheno wrote: »
    Scooby = Impreza yes?

    Are Evos higher on lower on the general food chain?

    Higher


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  • #607
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Supergurrier wrote: »
    Higher

    Higher as in more desired and less projecting a certain image?

    I'm rather fearful of asking this question and SH getting in a rage :D

    I'd have considered them the same lol


  • #608
    Jimdagym
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,844 ✭✭✭Jimdagym


    BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »
    If its still there tomorrow, go to Argos and clamp it. :pac:

    http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/7404197/Trail/searchtext%3ECLAMP.htm

    And waste €50??


  • #609
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,295 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    Stheno wrote: »
    Higher as in more desired and less projecting a certain image?

    I'm rather fearful of asking this question and SH getting in a rage :D

    A scooby is a car for someone who likes dramatics and looking good.

    An Evo is a car for someone who is a stathead and just wants to win.

    :pac:


  • #610
    Marty McFly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,222 ✭✭✭✭Marty McFly


    Stheno wrote: »
    Higher as in more desired and less projecting a certain image?

    I'm rather fearful of asking this question and SH getting in a rage :D

    I'd have considered them the same lol

    Im with ya on that one id have considered them the same and if push came to shove id pick a STi Impreza over a an Evo every day of the week, while neither of them a beautys think the Impreza is a much nicer looking car inside and out with the same performance.


  • #611
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Supergurrier wrote: »
    A scooby is a car for someone who likes dramatics and looking good.

    An Evo is a car for someone who is a stathead and just wants to win.

    :pac:

    I'm less fearful now as SH will murder you first.

    How can they look good with those manky spoilers? Your user name is apt, I'd tend to think of them as gurrier cars heehee.


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  • #612
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,234 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    what other kinda hot hatchbacks/common cars are there that are 2.0t besides an opc, gti and vrs and that are meant to be sporty?


  • #613
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,295 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    Evo 9

    Horsepower : 286 hp @ 6500 rpm
    Torque : 289 lb-ft @ 3500 rpm
    Redline : 7000 rpm

    Top speed : 156 mph(electronically limited)
    0-60 mph : 4.4 sec.
    0-¼ mile : 12.9 sec @ 106.2 mph

    2007 STI

    Horsepower : 300 hp @ 6000 rpm
    Torque : 300 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm
    Redline : 7000 rpm

    Top speed : 152 mph
    0-60 mph : 4.7 sec.
    0-¼ mile : 13.2 seconds @ 104.0 mph

    Fairly similar but STI's are alot more rare/expensive, most scoobies on the road are WRX


  • #614
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,925 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    96m0ys.jpg

    4640883635_ffe8148283_o.jpg

    so%2Bmuch%2Bwin.jpg


  • #615
    Marty McFly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,222 ✭✭✭✭Marty McFly


    Stheno wrote: »
    I'm less fearful now as SH will murder you first.

    How can they look good with those manky spoilers? Your user name is apt, I'd tend to think of them as gurrier cars heehee.


    Why gurrier cars? Im not being funny but id see more pie balls driving around in Audis and Beemers than I would in Imprezas or Evos.


  • #616
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,295 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    Ardennes1944 wrote: »
    what other kinda hot hatchbacks/common cars are there that are 2.0t besides an opc, gti and vrs and that are meant to be sporty?



  • #617
    Marty McFly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,222 ✭✭✭✭Marty McFly


    Supergurrier wrote: »
    Evo 9

    Horsepower : 286 hp @ 6500 rpm
    Torque : 289 lb-ft @ 3500 rpm
    Redline : 7000 rpm

    Top speed : 156 mph(electronically limited)
    0-60 mph : 4.4 sec.
    0-¼ mile : 12.9 sec @ 106.2 mph

    2007 STI

    Horsepower : 300 hp @ 6000 rpm
    Torque : 300 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm
    Redline : 7000 rpm

    Top speed : 152 mph
    0-60 mph : 4.7 sec.
    0-¼ mile : 13.2 seconds @ 104.0 mph

    Fairly similar but STI's are alot more rare/expensive, most scoobies on the road are WRX


    The STI's arent a lot more expensive if ya look at Carzone or Donedeal you will pick up a Impreza cheaper than an Evo.


  • #618
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,925 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Ardennes1944 wrote: »
    what other kinda hot hatchbacks/common cars are there that are 2.0t besides an opc, gti and vrs and that are meant to be sporty?

    Megane RS / Trophy

    Faster around the 'ring too


  • #619
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Marty McFly wrote: »
    Why gurrier cars? Im not being funny but id see more pie balls driving around in Audis and Beemers than I would in Imprezas or Evos.

    Behaviour of the few lads in my area who have them tbh :) Not a valid reason for the opinion, but they roar around the place, have music blaring, and generally do not behave well when driving.

    Very much personal experience of my local area.


  • #620
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,234 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    next!


  • #621
    Marty McFly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,222 ✭✭✭✭Marty McFly


    Stheno wrote: »
    Behaviour of the few lads in my area who have them tbh :) Not a valid reason for the opinion, but they roar around the place, have music blaring, and generally do not behave well when driving.

    Very much personal experience of my local area.

    Yeh that will do it alright.


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  • #622
    renofan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 866 ✭✭✭renofan


    Just back from Tesco in Naas and Kia Naas have a few Kia's on display with a trade stand in the hall as you go in. Nothing unusual there except they have mock 13 reg plates on. And guess what, its 131 KE 1234. Didn't know SIMI had got their crazy idea through......


  • #623
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    renofan wrote: »
    Just back from Tesco in Naas and Kia Naas have a few Kia's on display with a trade stand in the hall as you go in. Nothing unusual there except they have mock 13 reg plates on. And guess what, its 131 KE 1234. Didn't know SIMI had got their crazy idea through......

    So no 13 KE plates then?


  • #624
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,295 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    Talk about supersticion gone mad


  • #625
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,925 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Stheno wrote: »
    So no 13 KE plates then?
    No 13 anywhere plates, it's 131 for the first half of the year, 132 for the second half


  • #626
    renofan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 866 ✭✭✭renofan


    Supergurrier wrote: »
    Talk about supersticion gone mad

    I called the wife over and showed it to her and explained why. She laughed at the stupidity of it too.


  • #627
    166man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,569 ✭✭✭166man


    challengemaster wrote: »
    No 13 anywhere plates, it's 131 for the first half of the year, 132 for the second half

    Stupid fcuking country... Completely ridiculous because some gobsh1te is a bit worried about a number like...


  • #628
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,234 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    cupra
    meganesport
    gti
    opc
    type r
    vrs
    mps
    wrx


    missing anything?


  • #629
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    challengemaster wrote: »
    No 13 anywhere plates, it's 131 for the first half of the year, 132 for the second half

    That's madness escaped from an asylum!
    Ardennes1944 wrote: »
    cupra
    meganesport
    gti
    opc
    type r
    vrs
    mps
    wrx


    missing anything?

    Is that the seat leon cupra?


  • #630
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,234 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    aye.

    bringing in 1.8t then you have the older cupra,tt,vrs,golf.

    why did all vag cars go from 1.8t to 2.0t and yet not have any more bhp? do they have a good bit more torque and better mpg generally as the improvement?


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  • #631
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,321 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    renofan wrote: »
    Just back from Tesco in Naas and Kia Naas have a few Kia's on display with a trade stand in the hall as you go in. Nothing unusual there except they have mock 13 reg plates on. And guess what, its 131 KE 1234. Didn't know SIMI had got their crazy idea through......

    Is there a KIA dealer in Naas now? I know there was Naas Kia which went out of business in extraordinary circumstances 4 years ago.


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